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Chinese Police Plan to Allow Hacker to Release 'Fix' for Worm?

Bizarre.

And beware anything that purports to be a "fix" for a worm. :-)

Gregg Keizer writes on ComputerWorld:

A hacker arrested only days ago will be allowed to release a fix for the worm that he helped write, China's state media reported today.

Li Jun, one of six people recently arrested by provincial police for creating, then selling, the worm known as Panda Burning Joss Stick and Fujacks, has written a seek-and-destroy program that will eradicate the worm, said the government's official Xinhua News Agency.

Xinhua also reported that Li confessed yesterday to writing the worm "for fun" and selling it to several people for nearly $13,000. The Panda worm, which has spread widely throughout China, steals online game usernames and passwords.

Police in central China's Hubei Province said that after additional testing, the unnamed killer program will be posted to the Internet. According to Ye Tieguan, vice director of the Xiantao police bureau, Li's program eliminates the Panda worm.

posted by Fergie @ 2/14/2007 11:38:00 AM